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• Answer the question, then: How else will it be put to a stop?
  — Gordon Monson, The Salt Lake Tribune, 3 Nov. 2022
• After the plane slowed to a stop in Doha, three of the prisoners walked down the stairs.
  — Jon Gambrell, ajc, 19 Sep. 2023
• Cars slowed to a stop as people got out to pay their respects.
  — Alexandra E. Petri, Los Angeles Times, 31 Oct. 2023
• The Cadillac continued to spin down the highway to a stop in the inside lane.
  — David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 11 Feb. 2024
• The disaster will be the day a heat wave joins forces with a blackout, and the ACs in millions of homes spin to a stop.
  — Jack Herrera, Los Angeles Times, 3 Aug. 2023
• Meanwhile, the pickup truck rolled across the freeway to the right shoulder and appeared to come to a stop.
  — Stephen Sorace, Fox News, 27 Mar. 2023
• When it's done, the driver must brake to a stop within 15 seconds.
  — Evan Williams, Ars Technica, 2 Jan. 2024
• For an hour each day, air conditioners and fans whir to a stop.
  — Heba Farouk Mahfouz, Washington Post, 1 Sep. 2023
• About a minute and a half into the video, the plane's propeller slows to a stop, and Jacob starts cursing.
  — Ashley Belanger, Ars Technica, 12 May 2023
• The 32-year-old turned onto West Congress Street, slowed to a stop and reversed her car to get a better look.
  — Sarah Volpenhein, Journal Sentinel, 2 Feb. 2024
• After bringing the bus to a stop, Dillon told the other students to call 911.
  — Alexandra E. Petri, Los Angeles Times, 28 Apr. 2023
• The backhoe shuddered to a stop, and two workers from the funeral home jumped into the grave with shovels to dig out the rest of the earth by hand.
  — Sarah Viren, New York Times, 5 Dec. 2023
• But the elevator came to a stop after moving up just a few feet.
  — Praveena Somasundaram, Washington Post, 24 Feb. 2023
• The service brought life nearly to a stop in Nyssa, an agricultural town of about 3,100.
  — Les Zaitz, oregonlive, 26 Jan. 2023
• Thirteen Republicans joined Democrats to effectively bring the House floor to a stop, with votes canceled for the rest of the day.
  — Lauren Peller, ABC News, 10 Jan. 2024
• The braking system does an excellent job of bringing that power to a stop.
  — Roberto Baldwin, The Verge, 20 Mar. 2023
• Eventually, Abby was able to bring the vehicle to a stop.
  — Abigail Adams, Peoplemag, 1 Dec. 2023
• His hearse crashed through the barrier, teetering over the side of Interstate 70, and a fatal drop, but came to a stop, front wheels suspended over the canyon.
  — CBS News, 18 Apr. 2023
• Inside the quiet enclave, the motorcade rolls to a stop in front of the home of one of the country’s most famous political couples.
  — Courtney Subramanian, Los Angeles Times, 7 Jan. 2024
• Fearing for the safety of other drivers, deputies were able to shoot out the tires of the 18-wheeler, bringing it to a stop on the interstate near the Michigan Avenue exit.
  — Warren Kulo | [e-mail], al, 10 Mar. 2023
• Unlike in those two instances where one of the planes needed to abort, in the Honolulu incident, the Cessna came to a stop before reaching the spot where the United 777 had crossed.
  — Gregory Wallace, CNN, 15 Feb. 2023
• Helping haul these exotic beasts to a stop is a newly available brake package designed for the racetrack.
  — Eric Stafford, Car and Driver, 26 Apr. 2023
• By the 1950s, synthetic fiber brooms were becoming popular, and production of broomcorn in the U.S. slowed nearly to a stop.
  — Kate Morgan, Washington Post, 3 Nov. 2023
• The boat slows to a stop as percussionist Pius Cheung appears, standing on a sandstone outcrop overhead.
  — Sarah Matusek, The Christian Science Monitor, 5 Sep. 2023
• Cadillac leaves space up front for vertical daytime running light blades and LEDs that will animate when easing to a stop and departing from a standstill.
  — Umar Shakir, The Verge, 9 Aug. 2023
• As Fillies President Barb Wainwright gave the carnival-style wheel a vigorous yank, the five princesses crossed their fingers until the wheel slowed its rotations and came to a stop.
  — Kirby Adams, The Courier-Journal, 16 Apr. 2023
• Others are thumb-operated, which is usually safer for kids because losing a firm grip on the handlebar will also result in the scooter slowing to a stop.
  — Kathleen Willcox, Popular Mechanics, 6 May 2023
• Suddenly, a police officer in a yellow vest emerges from its opening — flat on his face and stomach — before hitting the side and skidding to a stop on the rubber material below, the video clip shows.
  — Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 1 Aug. 2023
• Inside the city, an armored car coasted to a stop and soldiers jumped out and ran into a basement, spending as little time as possible in the eerie, dangerous post-apocalyptic cityscape above ground.
  — Andrew E. Kramer Mauricio Lima, New York Times, 12 Apr. 2023
• Regenerative braking is available, including one-pedal driving that brings the car to a stop without a physical press of the brake pedal.
  — Car and Driver, 3 July 2023

Last Updated: 27 Jun 2024